Fish-line reel.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

H. H. RICHARDSON.

FISH LINE REEL. APPLICATION FILED FEB.23,1905.

1UNITED STATES PAT NT oiundn,

TO AMERICAN COMPANY, OF ROCKF OF ILLINOIS.

To'aZl whom it concern: 4. 1

Be it known that I, HARRY H. RICHARDSON,

.a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and State of Penns lvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inv Fish-Line Reels, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to rovide the reel with a micrometer-drag in or er that the freedom with which the line may be cast mag1 be regulated at will.

the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevationof a reel with m improvements in connection therewith. ig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a face re resentation of some of the internal parts\ ig. 4 is a section on dotted line a a, Fig. 5 is an inner-face representation of a modification. Fig. 6 is a section on dotted line b b, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is-a section of another modification.

The reel in the main is of an old' construction. The heads. 1 and 2 are connected by the rods 3. A s 001 4 is supported by the heads. The han e. 5 has the usual gear con- 'nection with the spool. The head 2 has a casing 6 connected to it and which sup orts the operativeparts of the micrometerag.

The casing supports a graduated disk 7 on its outer face, to which is connected a disk 8, lo-

. cated on the inner face of the casing and has I a portion extending through an opening '9 in the casing to be en aged by the thumb of the operator. The hu portion of the dial has a screw-threaded opening 10. A screw 11 is 10 and has a transverse hole 12 near its inner end. A stud 13 extends from the inner face of the casing and has a hole 14 near its inner end. A frictionbrake 15 has aihole 16 near one end, and its other end supports a pro or substance 17 for frictional contact. A to brake extends through an opening 19 in the end 2 and may be forced in contact with the endof the spool. 1 7

As the screw 11 is held against rotation, it is evident that by tu the disk 8 inone direction the screw 11 be forced inward, whichwill force the friction-brake against the inner face of the end of the spool and cause it tov revolve with less freedom than if the frictionwere not applied. The degree of this Specification of Letteri- Patent. Application ma mm 23.1905. Bari-1H0. games.

18 is locatedin the holes 12, 14, and 16 in the screw 11, stud 13, and brake 17, respectively, and the friction-v FISH LINE HEEL.

Patentedjl'une 2a, 1906,

,friction engagement .can be regulated to "a mcety, and by observing the divisions on the dial with res act to the stationary mark on the casing t e same frictional engagement can always be had after the spool as been allowed to run free.

Fi 5, 6, and 7 show modifications whic the frictional brake sup. orting the material 17 is a continuation of t e screw 11.

I claim as my invention 1. A fish-line reel com rising two heads, a

. spool located between t e heads and supported thereby, a screw supported b one of the heads, a connection between t e head and screw whereby the screw is held against rotation, a friction-surf ace, and means for im- ORD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION parting alengthwise movement to the screw to movethe tion to the 001. .f

2. A fish -line reel comprising two heads, one of the heads having an opening, a spo located between the heads and supported thereby, a screw su ported b one of the heads, a connection etween t e head and screw whereby the screw is held ainst rotation, a frictionsurfaceand a disk located within one of the heads having a portion extending through the opening in the head and having an engagement with the screw by means of which a 'engthwise movement is imarted to the screw to move the friction-surace and a ly friction to the spool.

3. A fis ine reel comprising two heads, a spool supported by theheads, a movable disk, a screw and rovided witha transverse hole, a rod 10- cate in the hole and held stationary, a fricriction-surface and apply friction-surface, the movement of the disk imparting a len hwise movement to the-screw to move the tional contact to the spool. 4. Afish-line reel comprising two heads, a spool supported by the heads, a rod, a stud, a screw held ainst rotation by the rod connected with t e screw and also connected to the stud, a friction-surface and means for imparting a len hwise movement to the screw to move the riction-surface and apply fric- .tional contact to the spool.

5. A fish-line reel comprising two heads, a s 001 supported by the heads, a rotatable sk, a screw having an engagement with the disk, a frictional brake ada ted to engage the spool, a rod having one end ld stationary iniction-surface and apply fric- Correction in Letters Patent No. 824,438.

dependent of the disk, means for connecting said rod with said screw and said brake.

6. A fish line reel comprising two heads, a

s 001 supported by the heads, a rotatable Patent Oflice.

[sin-An] s 001 supported by the heads, a rotatable isk, a screw having an engagement with the disk and provided with a transverse hole, a stud supported by the casin and having a transverse hole, a frictional ake having a transverse hole, and a rod located in the three transverse holes, the frictional brake adapted to engage the s 001.

HXRRY H. RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

ALEX. W. MOORE, SUSIE W. ROUZER.

It is hereby certified that the name of the assignee in Letters Patent No. 824,438, granted June 26, 1906, upon the application of Harry Richardson, of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Fish-Line Reels, wasv erroneously written and printed Ainerican Company, whereas the said name should have been written and printed America Ooinpany; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Signed and sealed this 24th day of July, A. 1)., 1906.

F. I. ALLEN,

Comnlissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 824,438.

dependent of the disk, means for connecting said rod with said screw and said brake.

6. A fish line reel comprising two heads, a

s 001 supported by the heads, a rotatable Patent Oflice.

[sin-An] s 001 supported by the heads, a rotatable isk, a screw having an engagement with the disk and provided with a transverse hole, a stud supported by the casin and having a transverse hole, a frictional ake having a transverse hole, and a rod located in the three transverse holes, the frictional brake adapted to engage the s 001.

HXRRY H. RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

ALEX. W. MOORE, SUSIE W. ROUZER.

It is hereby certified that the name of the assignee in Letters Patent No. 824,438, granted June 26, 1906, upon the application of Harry Richardson, of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Fish-Line Reels, wasv erroneously written and printed Ainerican Company, whereas the said name should have been written and printed America Ooinpany; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Signed and sealed this 24th day of July, A. 1)., 1906.

F. I. ALLEN,

Comnlissioner of Patents.

in Letters Patent No. 824,438.

Correotion granted June 26, 1906, upon the application of Harry H. Richardson, of Beaver Falls,

Pennsylvania,

and printed #merican Company,

and printed America Company; this correction therein that Patent Oflice.

for an improvement whereas the said name and that the said Letters Pa.

the same may conform to the [sun] was erroneously written should have been written tent should be read with record of the case in the F. I. ALLEN, Commissioner of Patents. 

